celebrating tradition- NYC oneg shabbat in Manhattan

Although CuisinEtc  Catering and Special Events is not a kosher caterer, we do a lot of work with various synagogues throughout NYC and recently CuisinEtc was honored to be asked once again, to cater a special Oneg Shabbat for one of NYC historic congregations.

Oneg Shabbat

Pronunciation: (ō'neg shä-bät'), [key] Hebrew. 

a Jewish celebration in honor of the Sabbath that takes place on Friday evening or Saturday afternoon and usually includes a program of songs, a lecture, and refreshments.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

This particular Friday night the Oneg Shabbat refreshments included a stunning and bountiful display of hot and room temperature food offerings provided by the talented team of the NYC boutique catering firm, CuisinEtc Catering and Special Events . After the traditional shabbat services and blessings CuisinEtc Catering and Special Events, a NYC boutique caterer was proud to present these lovely and delicious food offerings for the enjoyment of the congregation.

menu for a festive oneg shabbat

Culinary Fashionista Lisa Teiger 

of NYC Boutique Catering Company

CuisinEtc Catering and Special Events

fabulous terrarium displays  by stylist 
+ culinary fashionista Lisa Teiger, CuisinEtc owner

  

CuisinEtc Catering and Special Events received
many many accolades that night
on both the food and the presentation.

Room Temperature Platters

pretty in pink  cherry cranberry  goats cheese kugel bytes 
displayed on an green apple riser

 Just when you thought there couldn't 

be anything different about hummous

we went and made it green...

...festive edamame hummus sunflowers surrounded by pita and carrot petals

edamame sunflower hummous display 

with terrarium botanicals and fruit platters

...citrus scented stuffed vine leaves with feta + red pepper

and italian lollipops with fresh mozzarella balls cherry tomatoes and basil

... persian marcapone filled apricots 
with the cherry kugel bytes
and 
pretty rose hip spring flower display

cream puff and assorted coconut + chocolate covered kosher marshmallow forest 

displayed in wheat grass 

surrounded by trays of byte sized nut free sweet tea breads and other baked goodies

it's always amazing how popular these skewers are with adults and children alike.  They bring out the kid in all of us!

....smoked salmon pate in mini cones  displayed in solarium vases   nestled into white beans

the wasabi sprouts came from 

the union square farmers market 

and had a lovely bite to them

Hot Food Offerings ....

..panko crusted 
      rosemary chicken bytes

..orange BBQ glazed 
       all beef meatballs 

with pretzel stick skewers

thank you  for giving CuisinEtc Catering and Special Events 
the opportunity to serve your community once again!   
It was a pleasure as always!!

72 years young - happy birthday Doc - what's up...

In the early days of our Republic, older Americans were highly respected and in fact people went out of their way to look older even powdered their wigs to make them look gray.

Fast forward to today's obsession with youth.

How refreshing it was to have a client who proudly proclaimed his true age - and who garnered the respect and love of his family and friends.

72 years young was the motto of this wonderful celebration that brought together life long friends, family and diverse and interesting New Yorkers of every shape, size and age...  The menu followed suit and offered tastes of eclectic New York cuisine.

Doc as many of his friends call him loves all sorts of good food, from the traditions of his Jewish upbringing in Brooklyn to the sophistication of the many diverse cuisines NYC has to offer such as Thai, Indian, Greek, Turkish, Korean and more. 

CuisinEtc was thrilled to be able to cater for a client who gave us the opportunity to shine and produce a lovely array of offerings that was enjoyed by all.

The format was an open house with passed and station hors d'oeuvre, short plates and delicious nibbles throughout the evening.  And since the Doc's apt reflects his love of all things asian and collections from years of travel and NYC street finds, CuisinEtc enhanced the decor with colorful Budda's and asian accents.

scallop spoonful - thai coconut diver scallops 

seared and sauced 

with fresh curry + ginger coconut sauce 

passed on asian spoons

Luscious green edamame bean hummous
with pita and carrot petals
and black olives "seeds"

five bean and olive bruschetta surrounded by

artisan multi grain bread chunks

voodoo cheese pate ...gorgonzola dulce cheese pate with pecan, cranberries, scallions + topped with spell inducing voodoo sauce served with wheat thins

(thank you Dianne Evans)

the music was cool jazz as the food was flowing

...just one of 4 tables of food offerings

mamas chopped liver with Israeli kimmel crackers

grilled pineapple salsa with tortilla chips

gefilte fish endive boats

cranberry goat cheese 

piped in cucumber crowns 

garnished

with fresh mint leaf

the Budda's  gave their blessing

to this delicious vegetarian offering

not quite your mama's gefilte fish

old school homemade gefilte fish

drizzled with wasabi crema

bow thai pasta  with cilantro lime pesto

displayed in mini cones

budda looking out over

blue cheese, sun dried pear + spiced pecans in filo tartlets

  

Vietnamese crab salad in takeout boxes

with lime, cilantro mint and chili jam

wheatberry edamame +smoked tofu on asian spoons

herb feta cheese with EVOO and garlic and herbs with black olives

grilled salmon – teriyaki – lime zest and chives

displayed on fish platter with grilled pineapple salsa

marinated broccoli, carrots + pepper rings – ranch yogurt dip

mini peppers stuffed with Rondele cheese

Korean meatballs with carrot slaw in lettuce leaves

asian inspired pomegranite short rib sliders  

in mini buttermilk biscuits with flaxseed topping

garnished with enoki mushrooms

our imfamous sassy samosas 

always a hit with party peeps

 mac and cheese lollipops

...Italian finger pastries

...pignoli cookies

...polish chocolate covered marshmallows 

with strawberry center

...fancy chocolate dipped strawberries

and asian pink jelly rolls

...bonelle chocolate strawberry + cream birthday cake

chef andrew alexander-crossan

cuts the birthday cake

Culinary Fashionista Lisa Teiger
chats with one of the guests

the beaming birthday boy

with his lovely girlfriend Mary

a musical note dinner with an asian fusion flair

Last night CuisinEtc Catering and Special Events was called on to cater a  dinner in a private eastside Manhattan apartment for a  Cantors musical group.  These folks perform every week for a large audience of 300-1000 shabbat observers and are lead by their Cantor, a lovely jewish asian woman.

...edamame hummous sunflower with pita petals & black olive seeds 

...sundried cranberry goats cheese mousse

piped onto hand carved cucumber crowns garnished with fresh mint

  

...freshly made gefilte fish bytes with wasabi drizzle and sesame seaweed  salad garnish on endive boats

...basket of colorful terra chips with grilled pineapple roasted jalapeno salsa

...grilled teriyaki salmon plattered with asian long beans on a nest of japanese cut diakon and carrot

...bow thai salad of haricot vert and colorful teardrop grape tomatoes  tossed with bowtie pasta tossed with fresh lime  cilantro vinaigrette.

...green wheat berry salad with Japanese cut asparagus, slivers of scallions, smoked tofu, brightly colored Edamame beans and a touch of sesame oil.  surrounded by  a  diakon and carrot nest

...asian style broccoli salad – marinated florets of broccoli with sunflower seeds, rings of baby peppers in a sweet and zesty vinaigrette.

...baby spinach salad with carrots & mandarin  scented sesame dressing.

dessert provide by the guests and the Cantor was delicious and complimentary...

hazelnut gelato

pink grapefruit sorbeto

chocolate covered pretzels

homemade chocolate frosted brownies

and biscotti

a delicious and fun evening was had by all.

(sorry no photos on this one - you will have to use your imagination

we be blogging...

So exhilarating to be producing my FOURTH blog,

this time the focus is not on 

cuisinEtc catering and special events, NYC

but rather a professional catering group 

that I co- founded called

caterBuzz. 

The caterBuzz blog highlights

talented caterers around the globe 

and their incredible events.

Coming to you from NYC but certainly going beyond 

which has been one of my many tag lines 

as a culinary fashionista and observer of trends

has taken on a new meaning.

I like to think of myself as the Faith Popcorn 

of the catering world - 

OK a bit presumptuous 

but I have always been a keen observer of 

catering trends and now have a vehicle 

to promote them with the help of many colleagues and buzzie buddies.

The blog is open to the public as well as to caterers to view

and will give you a glimpse into many creative ideas

that are being produced in the catering world by 

talented professionals and their hard working staff.

Please feel free to sign on as a follower to the new

caterBuzz blog, or to leave 

comments with your own name if possible, 

it's nice to know who's looking and cookin!!

Furthermore, if you are a professional caterer interested in 

networking with other professional caterers around the 

globe, please join us on the facebook group 

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and once you've told us a bit about yourself and your

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